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Greatest of HIS time if RV can put the euros in their place.
At that time, there was zero talk about RV going to Europe, I'm sure.
So the selling of his property may have been relevant of him already planning a retirement, yes, but not a move to Europe, clearly not (then).
Kawi Europe letting Paulin go to Honda (not exercising their right of refusal) is actually a more relevant (current) sign than the Florida property selling, which was happening anyway !
The way I see it, the Europe deal probably popped out as a (B-plan) possible compromise between the parties involved in RV's existing contracts for 2015 (himself, Kawi, Monster, Thor).
If RV was not willing/ready to return and fulfill these obligations, all parties had a problem.
If he goes to the GP's, all parties (except probably Kawi USA, but including Kawi Europe) have some sort of acceptable compensation in this new deal.
This was already on the table a couple of weeks ago and I mentioned it somewhere on this forum but was impressed at how certain the sharpest guys out here (Steve + JT$, even FTE) were that it was not (ever) going to happen...
Maybe RV was totally "closed" to that option but is slowly changing his mind about it, as his people describe him its benefits ??
All this reminds me of the "at this point I'm riding the Nationals" deal.
Too many serious insiders (not Luongo-propaganda people) are talking about it, with details popping out (such as RV's people requesting Tyla as his teammate + his own technical people in the team), for this theory to be 100% speculation !
No decision is probably made at this point and, ultimately, it will be RV's decision, that can range from a half 2015 US season to a full GP season to a retirement (who still believes he'll do a full US season in 2015 ??).
Yes, RV to GP's would be one of the strangest things to ever happen in our sport.
But from RV not racing the 2014 outdoors (after denying it) to a probable RV/Aldon split, there has been already quite a lot of strange things happening around this great champion, lately.
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I think it would be one of the greatest. With a German about to win our 450 outdoor title I would love seeing an American like RV racing MXGP. Also if not for Musquin's injuries and CPs time off we might have been seeing a Frenchman or two battling for the 250 championship this year.
If this Euro trend continues will we have to start saying Americans are the best MX racers in the world except for the Euros that win our National championships? Seriously hell yes I want to see RV go to MXGP and lay down some American wood and show the world who has the fastest racers!
I like that a lot better than not having a top American in MXGP.
He could sure shut up a lot of Cairoli fans...
Yes, we all know the GPs doesn't need US fans to survive and are just doing fine how it's currently set up, but with RV, you could potentially double or triple viewership. Massive amounts of $$! In addition it's a entirely new challenge for RV and could be the spark he needs to get the drive back to race.
I watch with my MXGP-TV subscription from time to time but its tough to catch live (12 hour time difference most of the time) so use a DVR for fail safe.
RV2..... BRING the world title to the US. And then spank their asses at the MXDN!
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Traveling and living in Europe is not easy at first , as we 'mericans are spoiled because everything is plentiful and available here. Things like food and furniture and stuff we take for granted are not just down the street. Whole Foods? Haha Good luck.
Dealing with all that shit takes your mind off of training and racing, ask Ryno about living in Italy sometime...
If you really think they would even think a second about changing the tracks to handicap Villopoto, you are f**** nuts!!!
Zach was in England which had lots of advantages obviously language and people are much more alike (insert joking) The travel implications more difficult and so is time spent in Europe,you'd also see how much the Brits differ from Euros
Food is much easier to access now with justa smartphone, shops can often be in town centres but there are way more places on the outskirts like the US.
Food standards across the board are higher in Europe due to legislation actually too
Oh Yeah,and we drive on the "Right" side of the road here too
They don't have fruits vegetables and meats of any kinds or Ikea's in any of the European Countries... They all live like hobbits there!!!!
Do you guys really think that for a world class athlete like RV he won't have any resources at his disposal for his diet and living needs????
Really????????
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